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Vaccination in chronic kidney disease
Vaccine | Adults (19 years and over) | Children |
B: Hepatitis B vaccine | CKD stages 3–4: 10 micrograms at 0, 1 and 6 months, OR 20 micrograms at 0, 1, 2 and 6 months. CKD stage 5/dialysis: 40 micrograms at 0, 1 and 6 months, OR 40 micrograms at 0, 1, 2 and 6 months. Booster when anti-HBs is below 10 mIU/ml | 3–4 doses by vaccine type; higher antigen dose (e.g. 40 micrograms) may be needed on dialysis |
Also give inactivated vaccines such as pneumococcal and influenza vaccines; check anti-HBs after the course.
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Rejea za mada hii:
Ministry of Health, United Republic of Tanzania. Standard Treatment Guidelines and National Essential Medicines List for Tanzania Mainland (STG & NEMLIT). 7th ed. Dodoma: Ministry of Health; 2026. Chapter 21, Kidney and Urological Disorders: section 21.1.4 Vaccination in CKD patients (Table 21.4), p. 528.